Brandon Mintz Net Worth 2026: Bitcoin Depot Founder

No reputable publisher has estimated Brandon Mintz's net worth, and the $60.6 million figure previously on this page had no source, so it has been removed. Mintz founded Bitcoin Depot in 2016 at age 22 and took it public on Nasdaq in 2023, when it was the world's largest bitcoin ATM operator. His recent pay is public: $3.79 million in total compensation for 2025. But his company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2026 and is winding down its ATM network, which makes any estimate based on his shares unreliable.

What is Brandon Mintz's net worth?

Forbes, Bloomberg and Celebrity Net Worth have not published a figure for him. As founder, Mintz held a large stake in Bitcoin Depot, but its value has swung sharply since the 2023 listing, and the 2026 bankruptcy filing means equity holders may recover little. What he earned in cash over the years, and what he has invested elsewhere, is not public. We therefore do not give a number.

Brandon Mintz's salary and yearly earnings

The old page said he earned about $250,000 a year. Bitcoin Depot's public filings show far more. The AFL-CIO's Executive Paywatch, which compiles pay from company proxy statements, lists his 2025 compensation as follows:

By that measure he was paid 74 times the median U.S. worker in 2025. Stock awards are valued at grant and may be worth much less after the bankruptcy.

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Early life and education

Mintz bought his first bitcoin in 2013, on what he told CoinDesk was a "crappy website." Three years later he founded Bitcoin Depot. CoinDesk described him as 29 in August 2023, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle has reported that he started the company at 22 and has been named to its 40 Under 40 list. The claims on the old page about his family, education and personal life had no source and have been removed.

Bitcoin Depot: what the company did

Bitcoin Depot, based in the Atlanta area, installed kiosks in convenience stores, gas stations and other retailers that let customers turn cash into bitcoin. According to the company's own description in 2025, its machines were in 47 states and thousands of name-brand retail locations. Its customers were often unbanked or underbanked, CoinDesk noted.

• 2016: Mintz founds the company.
• July 2023: Bitcoin Depot lists on Nasdaq under the ticker BTM after merging with a special purpose acquisition company, GSR II Meteora. At the time it had about 6,400 machines, roughly 20% of the market, and Mintz said he was open to buying smaller rivals.
• November 2025: the board names president and COO Scott Buchanan as CEO from January 1, 2026, with Mintz moving to executive chairman to focus on strategy and acquisitions.
• March 2026: Buchanan leaves; Alex Holmes becomes CEO, and Mintz is expected to become a non-executive board member advising him, Banking Dive reported.
• May 2026: Bitcoin Depot files for Chapter 11 in the Southern District of Texas and says it will wind down its network of more than 9,000 ATMs.

Recent changes (2025–2026)

The collapse was driven by regulation and scam complaints. Banking Dive reported that the attorneys general of Massachusetts and Iowa sued the company in February 2025, alleging its machines were used in scams that took about $20 million from residents, most of them over 60; Iowa's attorney general said the company kept a cut of about 23% of the money sent through its machines there. Bitcoin Depot has said it strengthened identity checks and fraud warnings. Indiana and then Tennessee banned bitcoin ATMs, and Canada is considering a ban.

First-quarter 2026 revenue fell $80.7 million, or 49.2%, from a year earlier, which the company blamed on regulation and tighter compliance. Holmes called the business model "unsustainable" when announcing the bankruptcy. For Mintz, this means the main asset behind his fortune, his founder stake, has lost much of its value.

Wife, age, height and weight

The old page included a wife, height and weight with no source. We found no reliable reporting on his marital status and have removed those claims. Based on CoinDesk's 2023 report that he was 29, he would be in his early 30s in 2026; his exact birth date has not been published.

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How to read any number you see online

Sites that list Mintz at tens of millions usually multiply his share count by a stock price from some point in 2023 or 2024. That method ignores the shares' later fall, taxes, lockups, the structure of his holdings, and the 2026 bankruptcy. Until a reputable outlet reports his holdings after the bankruptcy, his net worth is best described as unknown, with a documented history of multimillion-dollar executive pay.